The Corries

The Corries were a Scottish folk group which emerged from the Scottish folk revival of the early 1960s. Although the group went through several changes of line-up in the early days, it was as the partnership of Roy Williamson and Ronnie Browne that it is best known. Perceived by some as sell-outs who sold a romanticised version of Scottish kitsch, others argue that their success paved the way for later folk artists to become well known without having to endure the indignities of being draped in tartan and made into a parody of their own culture.